GREIN, JACOB THOMAS (1862-1935), naturalized (1925), British dramatic critic, was born in Amsterdam on Oct. II, 1862, and educated in Holland, Germany and Belgium. He was the founder of the Renaissance theatre, and of the People's theatre, Whitechapel (1923), and after 1916 was the president of the French Players. He was dramatic critic for several Eng lish publications, notably the Sunday Times, the Weekly Sketch and the Illustrated London News. In 1925 he was ap pointed consul-general for Liberia in London. Grein began his life work of relating the theatre with contemporary culture by intro ducing the plays of Ibsen into England. His publications include: Dramatic Criticism (5 vols., 1899-1905) ; A Drama of Charity and some Impressions of London Life 1885-1910 (1910) ; The World of the Theatre (1921) ; The New World of the Theatre (1924).